The Match Factory Girl
1990 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 300 votes
Iris is a shy and dowdy young woman stuck in a dead-end job at a match factory, who dreams of finding love at the local dancehall. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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Hidden Gems Movies
This SceneIt list helps you quickly choose well-rated titles with smaller audiences than blockbuster releases. Results are selected for the United States and balance audience response with practical watchability.
Updated 2026-08-06 · Ratings from TMDB
How we chose these titles
We rank eligible titles using TMDB audience ratings, vote confidence, relevance to the theme, and current popularity. Ratings can change as new votes are added.
Sound City
2013 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 251 votes
The history of Sound City and their huge recording device; exploring how digital change has allowed 'people that have no place' in music to become stars. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Triplets of Belleville
2003 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,053 votes
When her grandson is kidnapped during the Tour de France, Madame Souza and her beloved pooch Bruno team up with the Belleville Sisters—an aged song-and-dance team from the days of Fred Astaire—to rescue him. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Tokyo Sonata
2008 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 285 votes
The winds of change blow as a family grapples with unemployment, alienation, mistrust and a lack of communication. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Crush
2022 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 495 votes
When an aspiring young artist is forced to join her high school track team, she uses it as an opportunity to pursue the girl she's been harboring a long-time crush on. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Jerry & Marge Go Large
2022 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 490 votes
The remarkable true story of how retiree Jerry Selbee discovers a mathematical loophole in the Massachusetts lottery and, with the help of his wife, Marge, wins $27 million dollars and uses the money to revive their small Michigan town. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society
2018 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,414 votes
Free-spirited writer Juliet Ashton forms a life-changing bond with the delightful and eccentric Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, when she decides to write about the book club they formed during the occupation of Guernsey in WWII. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Patema Inverted
2013 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 474 votes
A young girl, from a civilization that resides in deep underground tunnels, finds herself trapped in an inverted world and teams up with a resident to escape and return home. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Mickey's Trailer
1938 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 190 votes
Goofy's in the driver's seat, Mickey's in the kitchen, and Donald's in bed in Mickey's high-tech house trailer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
My Rainy Days
2009 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 143 votes
Because of her past, 17-year-old Rio lives her days filling the emptiness in her heart with money—until one day, she meets a university professor named Kouki and falls in love. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Irma la Douce
1963 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 482 votes
When a recently fired policeman falls in love with a French prostitute, he doesn't want her to be with other men, so he creates an alter-ego in order to become her only customer. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Un Chien Andalou
1929 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,431 votes
Un Chien Andalou is an European avant-garde surrealist film, a collaboration between director Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dali. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Goodbye, Mr. Chips
1939 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 141 votes
Throughout the late 19th-century and early 20th-century, Mr Arthur Chipping rises from a shy, nervous teacher to the beloved, revered headmaster of Brookfield School, with his life and career shaped by his love for his wife and his unwavering dedication to his students. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Only Yesterday
1991 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 1,275 votes
In lyrical switches between the present and the past, Taeko contemplates the arc of her life, and wonders if she has been true to the dreams of her childhood self. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Happy as Lazzaro
2018 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 774 votes
Purehearted teen Lazzaro is content living as a sharecropper in rural Italy, but an unlikely friendship with the marquise’s son will change his world. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Anthony Jeselnik: Thoughts and Prayers
2015 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 131 votes
There's no subject too dark as the comedian skewers taboos and riffs on national tragedies before pulling back the curtain on his provocative style. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Port of Shadows
1938 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 312 votes
Down a foggy, desolate road to the port city of Le Havre travels Jean, an army deserter looking for another chance to make good on life. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Godzilla vs. Biollante
1989 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 304 votes
After the previous Godzilla attack, a miniature arms race ensues to collect his cells. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
My Fault: London
2025 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 616 votes
18-year-old Noah moves from America to London, with her mother who's recently fallen in love with William, a wealthy British businessman. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Wildflower
2023 · TMDB 7.4/10 · 125 votes
The story of Bea Johnson from birth to graduation as she navigates life with an intellectually disabled parent and an extended family who can't quite agree on the best way to help. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.